Corazon Aquino Quotes & Sayings

“I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life.”

“I've reached a point in life where it's no longer necessary to try to impress. If they like me the way I am, that's good. If they don't, that's too bad.”

“Faith is not simply a patience that passively suffers until the storm is past. Rather, it is a spirit that bears things - with resignations, yes, but above all, with blazing, serene hope.”

“Freedom of expression - in particular, freedom of the press - guarantees popular participation in the decisions and actions of government, and popular participation is the essence of our democracy.”

“I am not embarrassed to tell you that I believe in miracles.”

“One must be frank to be relevant.”

“I don't have any formula for ousting a dictator or building democracy. All I can suggest is to forget about yourself and just think of your people. It's always the people who make things happen.”

“It is true you cannot eat freedom and you cannot power machinery with democracy. But then neither can political prisoners turn on the light in the cells of a dictatorship.”

“I just do whatever it is that I believe I should do, regardless of the risks to my life.”

“All the world wondered as they witnessed... a people lift themselves from humiliation to the greatest pride.”